Original Title: Transitioning from Camper to Counselor
Working Title: From Camper to Counselor: Growing Independence Each Year
Each program at camp is designed to make you more independent. You begin a session being guided by your counselor and learning new skills. By the end of most sessions, the roles reversed and you, the camper, are leading your counselors through activities that you have mastered. In addition to the growth you will experience every year, summer camp is also designed to help you cope with additional responsibility and freedom as you grow up, adding more choices and chances for leadership each year that you enroll in camp.
Adding Responsibility and Freedom Camp is designed to foster your independence by slowly increasing your responsibility and opportunities to take safe risks. During the first few years of camp, you will generally stay for shorter periods of time, such as 3-4 days as opposed to a whole week or a month, and while you might try several activities, they will be lead by your counselors. …show more content…
You might plan your own cookout, lead your own hike, and participate in more adventurous activities such as sailing, rock climbing, or high ropes courses. However, your counselors will always be close at hand to give you advice and lead some activities. As a teenager, you will be given even more responsibility. You might lead a multiple day backpacking trip with little input from your counselors. You might host the camp talent show or create your own specialized program with other campers your age. Because camp slowly gives you more responsibility and freedom each year, you can grow confident in your skills and decision making process, which can make you a more responsible young adult, ready to take on a leadership
Working Title: From Camper to Counselor: Growing Independence Each Year
Each program at camp is designed to make you more independent. You begin a session being guided by your counselor and learning new skills. By the end of most sessions, the roles reversed and you, the camper, are leading your counselors through activities that you have mastered. In addition to the growth you will experience every year, summer camp is also designed to help you cope with additional responsibility and freedom as you grow up, adding more choices and chances for leadership each year that you enroll in camp.
Adding Responsibility and Freedom Camp is designed to foster your independence by slowly increasing your responsibility and opportunities to take safe risks. During the first few years of camp, you will generally stay for shorter periods of time, such as 3-4 days as opposed to a whole week or a month, and while you might try several activities, they will be lead by your counselors. …show more content…
You might plan your own cookout, lead your own hike, and participate in more adventurous activities such as sailing, rock climbing, or high ropes courses. However, your counselors will always be close at hand to give you advice and lead some activities. As a teenager, you will be given even more responsibility. You might lead a multiple day backpacking trip with little input from your counselors. You might host the camp talent show or create your own specialized program with other campers your age. Because camp slowly gives you more responsibility and freedom each year, you can grow confident in your skills and decision making process, which can make you a more responsible young adult, ready to take on a leadership